Re: How to debug an Ada program

["Cephus�" <beau@hiwaay.net>]

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Robert I. Eachus wrote:
> Cephus� wrote:
>
>> debugger is for the programmer, not the language my friend...
>
> Welcome to Ada.  I just dashed off a small Ada program, compiled it
> and executed it.  As it happened I did not have any typos, so it
> compiled the first time.  I wouldn't have been surprized if I had
> made a typing mistake.  It also printed out the data I wanted when I
> ran it.  I would have been shocked if I had neeed to do any
> debugging, and actually needing a debugger is almost unimaginable.
>
> Ada is different, but you will get used to it.

What I was saying is that the debugger is for the programmer to use at
his/her discretion. Anyone can have a logic error somewhere and instead of
desk checking themselves, just use the debugger. You can have logical errors
in Ada, C, Java, APL, Pascal, etc....  and you can use the debugger to sort
through it...

It does help a lot in compilation errors, but I usually only use it when I
am having a logical error...not everyone is perfect and thier thought
process isn't perfect everytime :)
Beau